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Today, many vendors tout Network Access Control capabilities and it can be difficult to separate the hype from reality. We recommend that you ask Network Access Control vendors you’re considering the following to determine what solution is best for you.
Will your solution:
- Perform pre- and post-admission checks?
- Work within a heterogeneous network infrastructure?
- Quarantine suspicious machines without risking cross-infection?
- Ensure end users understand why their access is being cut off, and what to do about it?
- Enforce security policies in a flexible and measurable way?
- Protect all our current and emerging IP-enabled assets?
- Be practical for all of our business units, no matter location or size?
- Catch new zero-day threats?
- Protect all key parts of the network – LAN, wireless and VPN entry points, and the network interior?
- Distinguish between device types like wireless and wired devices, or routers from ordinary endpoints?
If your vendor can’t say YES to every question, there are better Network Access Control alternatives.
Your ideal Network Access Control solution should:
- Provide continuous security, because threats don’t just give up after at initial admission to the network.
- Protect heterogeneous environments – without upgrades, agents or switch integration.
- Keep at-risk and infected endpoints quarantined to prevent cross-contamination.
- Inform end users of what’s happening to reduce downtime and streamline fixes.
- Enable IT administrators to institute and enforce security policies.
- Protect all IP-enabled devices.
- Offer scalable solutions for every office size at an attractive price point.
- Catch the latest threats in real time to supplement patching activity.
- Protect every aspect of the network, regardless of how users access it.
- Distinguish between different endpoint types like wired and wireless, and routers and endpoints.
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